Tarris Marieâs debut novel intertwines crime, romance, and the '90s era. A refreshing new voice for urban romance lovers and womenâs crime thriller connoisseurs.
Before her Hollywood dreams were shattered, Pearle Monalise Brown was the tenacious aspiring actress from Compton's unforgiving, scarred streets. Never broken, Pearle switches gears to a fallback planâresorting to her beauty and acting skills to swindle money and
expensive jewels. When she's hired by the Colombian cartel to steal a priceless Basquiat from the debonair kingpin and art collector, Blaque, her talents might not be enough to keep her from falling into a trap she never saw coming.
Blaque is sagacious and handsomeânot to mention the legacy of two powerful organized crime families: the Laurentsâknown dons hailing from Kingston, Jamaica, and the Savagesâa sophisticated syndicate with criminal enterprises across the U.S. As Blaque and Pearle
become passionately entangled, Pearle falls prey to a darker underworld. Time is ticking. Lives are at stake. Will these love outlaws be able to outsmart their enemies, or will they wage an all-out war, leaving the bodies to fall wherever they may?